Lawnmowers

[Hey_you]

I bought one of these for Mom a year back. She's 95, but it is for others to use there.(me for 1). I like it. Folds down small enough to place in a car. I found this at lowes looking it up just now.

 

[Geoff738]

Supposed to be a soggy few days here. My back yard slopes down. I haven’t really explored how soggy it gets back there. But if that’s an issue?

Cheers,
Geoff

 

[BigPapa-53]

I believe you "train" them to stay within borders.

Several folks around here have them with some huge yards with no fences and the front yard stops at the road. I haven’t seen a dead one in the road yet.

 

[Gardo]

When I had a townhouse I used a reel mower. It was just fine for my tiny yard

 

[stxrus]

EGO seems to be big here. I haven’t mowed in years. Uneven terrain and bad knees make it impossible. I pay out the nose for a service that does an amazing job.

 

[Geoff738]

Yeah, Ego seems overkill for my minimal needs. But didn’t know they existed before today. Good to know about them.

Cheers,
Geoff

 

[Holy smokes]

If your yard is by a street they will steal the robot. Unless you live in gated community of old folks. Kids these days

 

[Engine Swap]

15+ yo Neuton. Had to replace the battery once ($30).

Does fine for a small city yard. Take me about 25 minutes and 1 beer to get the job done.

 

[Peegoo]

If it's a small yard, get a corded electric 18" rotary. They're small, light in weight, and powerful. The cord is not a problem once you get used to managing it. No need to charge batteries.

 

[aging_rocker]

Another satisfied EGO mower user here (well, to be honest Mrs R is the prime user, she actually enjoys mowing..) but it's great kit

Apart from the mower, we've got a few of the other EGO tools too, hedge trimmer, weed whacker, pole cutter, and 3 batteries

 

[TomBrokaw]

If it's a small yard, get a corded electric 18" rotary. They're small, light in weight, and powerful. The cord is not a problem once you get used to managing it. No need to charge batteries.

Respectfully disagree. We were gifted a corded mower when our gas mower failed due to insufficient maintenence. It cut the grass fine, but making sure I didn't trip or cut the cord by running it over was a much bigger hassle than charging the battery has been. We didn't even have a tree or ornamental plants then, I would hate to go around those with a cord. And boy, you want to find a spot you missed, just coil up your extension cord, you'll see it 30 seconds later. OK that last one is on me, but I found cord management in general pretty annoying.

I didn't mind too much when the plug arced, gave me a reason to replace it.

 

[Monoprice99]

What kind of grass is the yard. I have Bahia and that is like cutting string. Yard is also a 1/4 acre. With a Bahama grass I used to cut the property with a Reel mower, no gas, battery or corded electricity. The current Bahia property is corded electric Ryobi 13 inch blade. Batteries wouldn't get that done because the Bahia is that tough. I think St Augustine would be able to go with electric. These lawns are/were in Central FL. I tried to get away with the Reel mower at first, but that was an all day ordeal with the Bahia. I caved & got the corded Ryobi.

 

[red57strat]

My neighbor has an EGO and it seems to work well. I've had a Kobalt 80 volt (Greenworks) push mower for the past few seasons and it works fine on my flat 1/3 acre lot. I like that it's quiet, lightweight, and can be flipped over to clean, and stored vertically, but the light weight means that it bounces a bit as you mow.

I was a little concerned about longevity when I bought it- It cost a lot more than the Briggs & Stratton powered Craftsman push mower that I was able to string it a long for over 20 years with duct tape and bailing wire.

 

[Boreas]

If you are allowed, a no-mow lawn takes care of a lot of problems while helping pollinators.

 

[Ron R]

Well, there are finally signs that spring might be coming to this corner of the Great White North. And I am going to need a lawnmower.

My lawn is quite small. But there is grass which I am supposedly not to allow to grow more than 4 inches tall. Those are the rules and I agreed to them despite some of them being fairly ridiculous. But anyhow.

Lawnmowers. I don’t want gas. So just a little plain push thingey. Or perhaps one with battery assist. Things to look out for. Recommended brands? Ones to avoid?

Thanks all!

Cheers,
Geoff

I have now owned 2 Kobalt mowers (lost the first one in a split from a domestic partner), and both have been great. The batteries charge fairly quickly (definitely faster than the Ego blower I also lost in the separation).
I now own the mower, a leaf blower, chainsaw, hedge trimmer, and string trimmer that are all Kobalt and all use the same battery. Only difference is the mower came with a 6 amp, the hedge trimmer with a 2 amp, and the others are 4 amp. I can use any of them in the mower, but the 6 amp lasts longest.

 

[schmee]

Well, there are finally signs that spring might be coming to this corner of the Great White North. And I am going to need a lawnmower.

My lawn is quite small. But there is grass which I am supposedly not to allow to grow more than 4 inches tall. Those are the rules and I agreed to them despite some of them being fairly ridiculous. But anyhow.

Lawnmowers. I don’t want gas. So just a little plain push thingey. Or perhaps one with battery assist. Things to look out for. Recommended brands? Ones to avoid?

Thanks all!

Cheers,
Geoff

Better hurry! She's headed your way!

 

[Hodgo88]

I have a Fiskars branded reel mower that works great IF you don’t let the grass ever get too out of control. In the summer, that means mowing every 2-3 days.

It’s certainly a bit of a workout, which may or may not be a bad thing. It also cuts the grass so cleanly that you cannot smell the cut grass, nor will it stain your shoes.

 

[Rich_S]

A big vote AGAINST Ryobi. The mower we bought couple years ago died after several months, due to a defective interlock switch in the handle. The nearest warranty repair shop was an hour away. They fixed it, but when I went to pick it up, they had to dig mine out of a huge shed full of dozens of Ryobi battery mowers that were in for warranty repairs. The guy told me I was lucky to get mine fixed when I did because they were dropping out of Ryobi’s support network.

We retired the Ryobi to our son’s rental house and replaced it with an Ego, which has been flawless.

I recently had to email my son a recall notice for the Ryobi but it turned out not to be in the recalled serial number range.

Edit: Just 5 hours after my first post, it got worse. My son texted to say the Ryobi charger isn’t working. It has an unidentified red light that’s on all the time, even (get this) WHEN THE CHARGER ISN’T PLUGGED IN. The owner’s manual identifies this light as “LED” with no description as to what it means. A new charger will cost me $70 at Home Despot. This for a mower than has been used for only two seasons. RYOBI NEVER AGAIN.

 

[fjblair]

Reel mowers suck. I bought an expensive one once and used it for about half a mowing season. If you want to cut your grass every three days they’re ok.

That mirrors my experience as well. I recommend EGO, but they aren't going to be the cheapest.

 

[stormsedge]

A buddy of mine has a Lowe’s EVO and loves it.